Netflixis delving into thecollege admissions scandalfor its latest buzzed-about documentary.
On Monday, the streamer dropped the first trailer forOperation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, a new documentary premiering next month that will cover the high-profile 2019 scandal in which 50 parents — including actressesLori LoughlinandFelicity Huffman— allegedly bribed their wealthy children’s way into prestigious universities.
“Using an innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI’s wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients,Operation Varsity Bluesoffers a rare glimpse into the enigmatic figure behind a scheme that exposed the lengths wealthy families would go to for admission into elite colleges, and angered a nation already grappling with the effects of widespread inequality,” Netflix’s logline of the documentary reads.
The documentary is from Chris Smith and Jon Karmen, the filmmakers behindFyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. Smith also executive produced Netflix’s wildly popular docuseriesTiger King. Matthew Modine will star as Singer in reenactments for the documentary.
Matthew Modine as Rick Singer.Netflix
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal.Netflix
On March 12, 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced that it had charged 50 people — including Loughlin and Huffman — in the cheating scandal. The two actresses, along with coaches, admissions counselors, parents, and Loughlin’s husband, fashion designerJ. Mossimo Giannulli, were indicted on accusations of falsifying SAT scores and lying about their children’s athletic skills, among other alleged crimes.
For their roles in the scandal, Loughlin, 56, and Huffman, 58, each served brief prison sentences, while Giannulli, 57, is currently serving a five-month sentence.
Meanwhile, Singer is facing up to 65 years in prison and a fine of $1.25 million.
The scandal was made into abased-on-a-true-story movieon Lifetime calledThe College Admissions Scandal, which premiered in October 2019 and featured Michael Shanks as Singer.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandaldrops March 17 on Netflix.
source: people.com
